Percy WHITELOCK

Regimental number8/500
Date of birth23 January 1890
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressVenus Street, Georgetown
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Fanny Whitelock, 76 Goodrell Road, Bow, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 20 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 51), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Fanny Whitelock, 76 Jodrell Road, Bow, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018767